Lilongwe vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$582	$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1336	$1934
🏠 One person rent	$260	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$216	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.3	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$278	$924
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	22 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	13	46
😀 Quality of life	20	59
🏙️ Population	989K	276K

The cost of living in Lilongwe is 29% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 7990th and 6379th ($582 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Malawi and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Malawi vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Lilongwe compared to 1.1 months in Sarajevo. Lilongwe ranked 4th best city to live in Malawi vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 8861st and 5391st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lilongwe vs Sarajevo

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	Lilongwe	Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.23	$6.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$23.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.86	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.43	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$320
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$363	$596
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$202	$385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.5	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.9	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10490	$2964
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$589	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.93	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11.6	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.99	$8.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.4	$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.08	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.56	$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.59	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.13	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.75	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.67	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$29.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.11	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.63	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$23	$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.3	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$350	$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2358	$3144

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Cities near Lilongwe

Distance	City	Cost of living
123 km or 76 mi	Monkey Bay	$526
134 km or 83 mi	Ntcheu	$515
169 km or 105 mi	Mangochi	$516
228 km or 142 mi	Zomba	$498
233 km or 145 mi	Mzimba	$574
240 km or 149 mi	Blantyre	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Tete	$834
283 km or 176 mi	Mzuzu	$534
293 km or 182 mi	Mulanje	$500
506 km or 314 mi	Kasama	$1079
518 km or 322 mi	Harare	$1012
524 km or 326 mi	Marondera	$810
533 km or 331 mi	Chitungwiza	$890
536 km or 333 mi	Chinhoyi	$830
545 km or 339 mi	Quelimane	$670
550 km or 342 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$894
566 km or 352 mi	Mbeya	$433
567 km or 353 mi	Mutare	$662
568 km or 353 mi	Ndola	$1139
572 km or 355 mi	Chimoio	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Nampula	$1190
613 km or 381 mi	Lusaka	$685
616 km or 383 mi	Mansa	$1017
616 km or 383 mi	Kitwe	$1116
618 km or 384 mi	Mufulira	$1090
637 km or 396 mi	Kadoma	$729
660 km or 410 mi	Chingola	$1028
660 km or 410 mi	Beira	$1000
682 km or 424 mi	Kwekwe	$731
732 km or 455 mi	Lubumbashi	$1007
740 km or 460 mi	Pemba	$1500
741 km or 460 mi	Gweru	$761
744 km or 462 mi	Nacala	$1394
746 km or 464 mi	Masvingo	$871
795 km or 494 mi	Choma	$725
835 km or 519 mi	Likasi	$939
883 km or 549 mi	Bulawayo	$756
886 km or 551 mi	Dodoma	$564
902 km or 560 mi	Morogoro	$639
949 km or 590 mi	Livingstone	$670

Cities near Sarajevo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zenica	$593
75 km or 47 mi	Mostar	$705
77 km or 48 mi	Tuzla	$695
99 km or 61 mi	Doboj	$641
117 km or 73 mi	Bijeljina	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Valjevo	$658
138 km or 86 mi	Mojkovac	$1076
139 km or 86 mi	Dubrovnik	$1251
140 km or 87 mi	Banja Luka	$802
144 km or 89 mi	Cavtat	$1161
147 km or 91 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
155 km or 96 mi	Cacak	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Kotor	$1146
163 km or 101 mi	Split	$1302
163 km or 101 mi	Berane	$1046
169 km or 105 mi	Cetinje	$895
171 km or 106 mi	Kastela	$1240
171 km or 107 mi	Sanski Most	$566
173 km or 107 mi	Podgorica	$1035
177 km or 110 mi	Hvar	$1282
179 km or 111 mi	Budva	$1191
183 km or 114 mi	Prijedor	$663
187 km or 116 mi	Novi Pazar	$692
188 km or 117 mi	Plav	$1053
189 km or 118 mi	Osijek	$890
192 km or 119 mi	Novi Sad	$1040
194 km or 121 mi	Belgrade	$1204
203 km or 126 mi	Kragujevac	$737
203 km or 126 mi	Sibenik	$1100
204 km or 127 mi	Bar	$1059
219 km or 136 mi	Shkoder	$852
225 km or 140 mi	Ulcinj	$1045
226 km or 141 mi	Mitrovica	$521
229 km or 142 mi	Bihac	$618
246 km or 153 mi	Pecs	$851
257 km or 160 mi	Zadar	$1265
258 km or 160 mi	Bjelovar	$999
260 km or 161 mi	Pristina	$661
261 km or 162 mi	Baja	$761
267 km or 166 mi	Subotica	$797